Notice2021-27414
Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements With Foreign Postal Operators
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Published
December 20, 2021
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Postal Regulatory Commission
Abstract
The Commission is acknowledging a recent filing by the Postal Service that it has entered into the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreement with Foreign Postal Operators (FPOs). This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 241 (Monday, December 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71933-71934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27414]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2022-36; Order No. 6063]
Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements With Foreign Postal
Operators
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is acknowledging a recent filing by the Postal
Service that it has entered into the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service
Agreement with Foreign Postal Operators (FPOs). This notice informs the
public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: December 21, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing
Online system at <a href="http://www.prc.gov">http://www.prc.gov</a>. Those who cannot submit comments
electronically should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202-789-6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Summary of the FPO-USPS Agreement
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FY22-2
III. Notice of Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On December 13, 2021, the Postal Service filed a notice with the
Commission pursuant to 39 CFR 3035.105 and Order No. 546,\1\ concerning
the inbound portions of an Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreement
with a Foreign Postal Operator (FPO) which the Postal Service seeks to
include within the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreement with
Foreign Postal Operators 1 (MC2010-34 product).\2\
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\1\ Docket Nos. MC2010-34 and CP2010-95, Order Adding Inbound
Competitive Multi-Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Service
Operators 1 to the Competitive Product List and Approving Included
Agreement, September 29, 2010 (Order No. 546).
\2\ See Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing
Functionally Equivalent Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreement
with Foreign Postal Operator--FY22-2, December 13, 2021, at 1
(Notice). The Postal Service refers to the agreement as ``FPO-USPS
Agreement FY22-2.'' Id.
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II. Summary of the FPO-USPS Agreement FY22-2
The FPO-USPS Agreement FY22-2 is intended to become effective on
January 1, 2022, and will, unless terminated earlier, expire on
December 31, 2023. Except as otherwise agreed by contract, the FPO
exchanges mail with the Postal Service and applies the Universal Postal
Convention and Universal Postal Convention Regulations to those
exchanges. The competitive services offered by the Postal Service to
the FPO in FPO-USPS Agreement FY22-2 include rates for inbound parcels,
packets, and international Express Mail Service. Notice at 5-6. The
Postal Service states that ``[m]any rates will be based on a per-piece
and per-kilo structure and in Special Drawing Rights. . . .'' Id. at 6
(footnote omitted). Only the inbound portions of the FPO-USPS Agreement
FY22-2 that concern competitive products are included in the proposal
filed in this docket. Id. Outbound delivery of competitive postal
products within the FPO's country have not previously been presented to
the Commission and are not presented in this Notice. Id.
Accompanying the Notice are:
<bullet> Attachment 1--an application for non-public treatment of
materials to maintain redacted portions of the agreement and supporting
documents under seal;
<bullet> Attachment 2--a redacted copy of FPO-USPS Agreement FY22-
2;
<bullet> Attachment 3--a copy of the Governors' Decision No. 19-1;
<bullet> Attachment 4--a certified statement required by 39 CFR
3035.105(c)(2); and
<bullet> Supporting financial documentation as separate Excel
files.
The Postal Service asserts that ``[t]he FPO-USPS Agreement FY22-2
is functionally equivalent to the baseline agreement filed in Docket
No. MC2010-34 because the terms of this agreement are similar in scope
and purpose to the terms of the CP2010-95 Agreement'' that is used for
functional equivalency analyses of the Inbound Competitive Multi-
Service Agreement with Foreign Postal Operators 1 product.'' \3\ The
Postal Service states that ``[b]ecause the FPO-USPS Agreement FY22-2
and the CP2010-95 Agreement incorporate the same cost attributes and
methodology, the relevant cost and market characteristics are
similar.'' Notice at 9.
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\3\ Notice at 3. An agreement (the CP2010-95 Agreement) was
originally presented to the Commission in Docket No. CP2010-95 for
inclusion in the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements with
Foreign Postal Operators 1 product. Order No. 546 at 8-10. The
CP2010-95 Agreement was subsequently accepted by the Commission as
the baseline agreement for functional equivalency analyses of the
Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreement with Foreign Postal
Operators 1 product. Docket No. CP2011-69, Order Concerning an
Additional Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements with Foreign
Postal Operators 1 Negotiated Service Agreement, September 7, 2011,
at 5 (Order No. 840). See also Notice at 7-9.
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Additionally, the Postal Service asserts that the FPO-USPS
Agreement FY22-2 is in compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633. Id. The Postal
Service states further that the FPO-USPS Agreement FY22-2 is
essentially an updated version of the FPO-USPS Agreement FY20-1, which
was previously included in the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service
Agreements with Postal Operators 1 product.\4\
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\4\ Notice at 3. See Docket No. CP2020-144, Order Approving
Additional Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreement with Foreign
Postal Operator--FY20-1, June 25, 2020, at 7 (Order No. 5565).
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The Postal Service asserts that its proposed addition of FPO-USPS
Agreement FY22-2 to the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreement
with Foreign Postal Operators 1 product is also supported by prior
Commission determinations that bilateral agreements with FPOs and
negotiated service agreements should be included in the Inbound
Competitive Multi-Service Agreement with Foreign Postal Operators 1
product. Notice at 3-4.
III. Notice of Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2022-36 for consideration
of the Notice pertaining to FPO-USPS Agreement FY22-2 and the related
rates and classifications. The Commission invites comments on whether
the Postal Service's filing is consistent with the requirements of 39
U.S.C. 3633 and 39 CFR 3035.105 and whether it is functionally
equivalent to the baseline agreement included in the Inbound
Competitive Multi-Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators 1
product (MC2010-34). Comments are due no later than December 21, 2021.
Public portions of this filing can be accessed via the Commission's
website (<a href="http://www.prc.gov">www.prc.gov</a>).
The Commission appoints Jennaca D. Upperman to serve as an officer
of the Commission to represent the interests of the general public in
these proceedings (Public Representative).
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2022-36 for
consideration of the matters raised in this docket.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Jennaca D. Upperman is appointed to
serve as officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent
the interests of the general public in these proceedings.
3. Comments are due no later than December 21, 2021.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-27414 Filed 12-17-21; 8:45 am]
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